Wigan Album
Wigan Mining & Technical College
17 Comments
Photo: Ray Dwyer
Item #: 23172
I think it is General Engineering Course G2.
I left school at 15 in 1962, I am probably 17 or 18 here so it is 1964/1965.
the names I remember are - back row standing :-
Alan Owen, ?, Len Grimshaw, ? , ? , ? , ?, Ray Dwyer, Bill Cullen, Brian Palin, Arthur Turner.
Front row kneeling I cant recall a single name.
Put it down to being nearly 50 years ago and the loss of so many brain cells.
Could somebody help with missing names ?.
Cheers from Ray Dwyer.
front row left dave russell ?
my old mate len grimshaw third from left at the back,we mated together when we were 17/18 yrs old.always in the mirror with the combe.
I remember the lads from Ince,Ray and Alan Owen and Bill Cullen might have been from Bird St,
Ray, I think the lad who is 2nd from the left on the front row looks like Graham Edwards. If it is him he is also on the All Saints school photo which is 7 before your photo, he is on the back row at the end on the left.
Thanks for those names Joe and Carl
Jud weren't we all combers and preeners in those days.
Front row on the extreme left could be Bert Gaskin from Abram.
yes,ray suppose we were,but len took it to the limit.
Hi to Bill Fleetwood. Yes you're right Bill Cullen and I came from Bird St., Alan Owen came from Christopher St. You had 2 younger brothers, I used to knock about with Peter who was my age. You brothers always had a great sense of humour.
I remember your house being a happy house. I remember playing your record player on the living room floor. There were 45 rpm records scattered all over the floor and not a record sleeve in sight. I remember hearing Eddie Cochran singing "Three steps to heaven" for the first time - fabulous. I remember your mum was a lovely lady, it must have been a nightmare bringing up 3 boisterous lads.
Alan Owen and I started our apprenticeships together aged 15 at Irlam Steel Works, Peter would have gone on to do 'O' levels and 'A' levels no doubt. I hope he is ok.
I hope you are well also Bill.
Best regards
Ray Dwyer
Broady - Thanks for your input but I think the first posting by Joe is correct - its Dave Russell.
back row 4th from left alan adlington. front ror far right norman turner
Ray is this David Russel from Thorburn Road.
dave russell lived at eccleston ,
he worked at norweb as a electrical fitter
Thanks for that Arthur. Hope you are OK. If memory serves Alan had a phase were he would call everybody "Malcom".
Thanks again Joe.
Hi to David - hope you are keeping well.
Hi Ray,
Just seen your comments and you are quite right it was a happy household and fortunately we are still a happy and very close family.
I remember your mum and dad,lovely people just like a lot of families in the 50's,really good to connect and keep the pictures coming.
The small one in the middle is Brian pilkington ,I was in the same class as him at gidlow school
Could anyone tell me why the college N block was given that name and why !!!!!!
I was on that course but not in the photo. It was day-release and I would spend the day listening to Radio Caroline, the pirate radio station!!